SOLUTION: Two less than -5 times the sum of a number and 4 is greater than -37.

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Question 1012811: Two less than -5 times the sum of a number and 4 is greater than -37.

Found 3 solutions by stanbon, macston, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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Two less than -5 times the sum of a number and 4 is greater than -37.
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-5(x+4)-2 > -37
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(x+4)-2 < 37/5
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x+2 < 37/5
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x < 27/5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by macston(5194)   (Show Source):
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X= a number
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-5(X+4)-2>-37
-5X-20>-35
-5X>-15
X<3

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source):
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Two less than -5 times the sum of a number and 4 is greater than -37.

Let number be N
Then we get: - 5(N + 4) - 2 > - 37
- 5(N + 4) > - 37 + 2
- 5(N + 4) > - 35
------ Dividing by - 5
N + 4 < 7
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